DOT Desk The country’s total tree coverage will increase to around 24 percent by 2022 from the existing 22 percent as the government is implementing different programmes to achieve the goal, a top government official said, reports The Daily Sun. “We’ve taken all sorts of steps to expand the total forest land under an initiative…
Ahmed Raju The country’s main terminal for water vehicles, Sadarghat, is coming under free WiFi zone, an initiative undertaken by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in line with the vision of Digital Bangladesh.Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) will partner DSCC in implementing the initiative. The internet facility for all is soon going to be installed…
M Humayun Kabir: The exports of agricultural products rose sharply in fiscal year (FY) 2017-18 due to record shipments of processed foods. According to the latest data of the Export Promotion Bureau, traders exported products worth $674 million in FY ’18, a 22 per cent growth over that of FY ’17, reports Financial Express. Processed…
Anadolu Agency : The Indian Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Jan. 4, 2019 the case of decades-old Babri Mosque dispute between Muslims and Hindus.The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) said some Hindu nationalist parties “want to polarize the country on communal lines” by using the issue. “SDPI welcomes the Supreme Court move…
Marilyn Thipthorpe You might lament come Valentine’s Day the feeling of being single, the lonely days and lonelier nights, days you just want to be pampered and spoilt. In the case of guys, you might be missing a supporting hand, someone who will stand beside you through thick and thin, someone who curbs your wild…
UNB: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) reopened yesterday after 14-day vacation for winter and Christmas. The academic activities of the university resumed in the morning, said a press release signed by deputy-registrar Yunus Ali. Earlier on December 26, the administrative activities were resumed. The students have started returning to the campus.
AP, Johannesburg Opposition lawmakers are heaping criticism on South African President Jacob Zuma after a court said he violated the constitution, but the institution that can oust him — the ruling African National Congress party — has yet to turn on its leader. The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, said Friday that it will…
Dr. Asif Nazrul speaks to DOT: Jatiya Oikya Front has almost finalized its draft manifesto and it shall publish its manifesto for the 11th parliamentary election on December 17. The pledges will include – ensuring a standard education system, scrapping public exams like the Primary Education Certificate and Junior School Certificate for fifth and eighth…
Reuters: Police in the South Pacific island of Nauru briefly held a New Zealand journalist at a police station and canceled her permit to cover a regional leaders’ conference on Tuesday, because she met refugees without seeking permission, the government and broadcaster TVNZ said. Nauru closely controls access for foreign journalists and is particularly sensitive…
Desk report: The country’s energy regulator is set to announce a fresh hike in natural gas tariff in September to foot the import bills of ‘expensive’ LNG, said officials, reports the financial express. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is now at the final stage of its scrutiny after holding public hearings over the tariff…